WONDER

This is Part 2 of a 2 part episode. If you haven’t listened to part 1, it’s worth going back. Today, we will wander into dreaming, how dreams have inspired artists, writers and even scientists, sleep disturbances, who holds the record for the staying awake the longest, how alarms may trigger fight or flight, how other mammals sleep and dream and can you really catch up on sleep debt . Plus, I’ll answer the burning question: Does red meat really cause bad dreams? 

Ever wondered why you are just a night owl? How sleep works? Why we sleep? In Part 1, we’ll cover: Sleep cycles and why we sleep. What happens when we don’t get enough rest? The neurochemistry Early birds vs. night owls   how age and gender play a role. And how historical sleep patterns differ from today’s.

Today, we’re peeling back the layers of our minds to uncover the science behind curiosity: why some people wonder about everything, while others… don’t. We’ll explore the neuroscience of curiosity, what curiosity does to our brains, how our personalities and environments shape it, and why some of us think in technicolor while others prefer black and white and why unanswered questions feel so uncomfortable, and what makes some people natural explorers. Plus, we’ll wander into how curiosity links to creativity and thinking styles.

We’re here to bring science, stories, and a splash of humor to those burning questions in your brain.